The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-28
PERSONAL.

SENATOR WADE HAMPTON has presented the
President with high bred saddle horse, which
he wants him to use every day.
JUSTICE FIELD has reached Chicago on his
Washington way from the Pacific coast. He
thinks the Southern California land boom a
healthy one in every respect.
MILE DosNB NJ. Theirs prim little sister-in-
law, who is immensely rich, has Just disposed of
a large part of her wealth in an imposing
mausoeum for Theirs remains
IDA MAY HUrcHINs, of Atkinson Me, has been
sentenced to a term of eight years in the Maine
State prison for arson. She burned neighbours
barn through motives of spite for some fancied
insult.
Ex-MINIsTER LOWELL win return from Eng
land early next month. He is greatly troubled
by attacks of insomnia, and it is reported that
his general health is accordingly little short of
wretched.
THE lists of oldest living ex-Senators now
being published in some of the newspapers fail
to mention John =. King, who was United States
Senator from Georgia from 1888 TO 1887 and is
now living on Sand Hills, suburb of Augusta.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is being boycotted
by some of the Tory organizations, and he gets
but little sympathy from the Tory leaders, a
number of whom have refused to speak from
the same platform with him.
PRESIDENT IVES, of the Fair Haven and West
vile railroad, a Connecticut line, has been in
vestigating the use of electricity as the motive
power for horse cars. He thinks cars can he run
between Fair Haven and westville in thirty
minutes.
PRINCIPAL GILBERT of the Newburyport,
Mass, public schools, has notified the tobacco
dealers in that city that they will be prosecuted
if they continue TO sell cigarettes to school chill
dren. A fund has been raised TO institute pro-
ceedings against the first offender.
Ex. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM II. MORRISON Of
Illinois, now member of the Inter State Com
merce Commission, il TO be a candidate for re-
ell A N pt Vt
He says he thinks he can defeat Jehu Baker,
the present incumbent. and have 1900 votes to
spare.
IT is SAID that Philanthropist Corcoran. Of
Washington, will never be fully restored to
health. His recent paraly;ic stroke, coupled
with his advanced age, serves to notify Mr.
COrcoran that his days are about numbered
His mind Is as vigorous, however, as 1t was a
score OF years ago.
ACCORDING TO Edmund Yates, Miss Phyllis de
Battle, Sir Henry Bathe's youngest daughter
has made the match OF the season. She is to
marry Sir Saville Brenton Crossley, who is
Extraordinarily, ana is also the owner Of Som
erleyton- Lowestoft and Belle Vue Halifax, with
an income OF fi5,000 per year.
EDWARD OLSON, the new President of the
University OF Dakota, is a Norwegian by birth
and succeeded Prof. Boise, the noted Greek
scholar, as Professor of Greek mt Chicago Uni
versity, holding the position until the university
was suspended. Mr.. Olson is the first college
president of Scandinavian origin.
Miss CARRIE PIYcoMBE, while the reigning
belle OF Quebec. Is about rs quick 10 seek re
dress when wronged as the average woman.
She plgited her trOth TO "A wealthy sutton named
Hansen some months ago This week he de
clared the engagement off and she retaliates by
bringing suit for 10000 damages for breach of
promise
MRS EZRA 3 ALLEN assembled alone IN a hal.
Icon from the State Fair grounds at Narragan-
sett PARK Providence, Wednesday afternoon
She reached height Of three miles and met
with diverse currents ~ air and whirwind
The aiiuaiion grew 80 threatening that she
pulled the explosion cord, and fell with the hal.
loon niie aud hale Tue force Of the fan was
broken ny The balloon aligllting IN tree top.
Mas MAHrHA a. HAFpEg has just obtained
divorce at Minneapolis from Charles Hayden
Thirty five years ago Mra. Eayden's husband
disappeared. She inOilrnrd han as dead until
few gstlls ago, when she learned that be was
silil living. aud bal simply deserted her. Tho
discovery crushed her long patient Love and
grief ~ oiue hpd the Htfue time. aud she lmme
diately tool steps " tfse hefsglL